Usually means: Lacking thought; foolishly stubborn decision.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word boneheaded:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. boneheaded: Merriam-Webster
  2. boneheaded: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. boneheaded: Collins English Dictionary
  4. boneheaded: Vocabulary.com
  5. Boneheaded, boneheaded: Wordnik
  6. boneheaded: Wiktionary
  7. boneheaded: Dictionary.com
  8. boneheaded: Rhymezone
  9. boneheaded: FreeDictionary.org
  10. boneheaded: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. boneheaded: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. boneheaded: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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▸ adjective:  (slang) Resembling or characteristic of a bonehead.

Similar:
fatheaded, wooden-headed, loggerheaded, thickheaded, thick-skulled, blockheaded, thick, stupid, bonelike, knobheaded, more...

Types:
idiotic, stupid, dumb, moronic, ignorant, foolish, silly, unintelligent, more...

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Similar:
fatheaded, wooden-headed, loggerheaded, thickheaded, thick-skulled, blockheaded, thick, stupid, bonelike, knobheaded, more...

Types:
idiotic, stupid, dumb, moronic, ignorant, foolish, silly, unintelligent, more...



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